Man Charged with DUI While Waiting to Pick Up Child at School

One DeKalb County resident managed to exhibit one of the “world’s worst examples of poor judgment” on Wednesday, when he showed up at Wills Valley Elementary School to pick up a child and was cited for DUI.

Sixty year old Clyde William Roden was waiting in line around 2:30 that afternoon – when it was noticed by School Resource Officer Curtis Massey, that he was impaired to be operating a motor vehicle.

According to the report, it was unclear what substance Roden was on.

Ft Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum said not only was it extremely unwise to be operating a vehicle under the influence – but especially so, when it could jeopardize the lives of so many children on the school grounds.

Roden was placed under arrest at the scene.

Download the WEIS Radio app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or subscribe to our text alerts here.

Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Email
Print